§ 19. Mr. Charles Smithasked the Secretary of State for War why Mrs. Martin, wife of Staff Sergeant Martin at present serving in Palestine, has been given notice to quit married quarters in the Colchester garrison; what alternative accommodation has been offered for Mrs. Martin and her two children; and whether opportunity will be given for her to inspect any alternative accommodation before she makes a decision.
§ Mr. ShinwellI would refer my hon Friend to the statement circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT on 11th November in reply to a Question by my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for North Paddington (Captain Field), of which I am sending him a copy. Mrs. Martin is being required to move because the quarter which she occupies is needed for the family of a soldier serving in the Colchester Garrison. She will be offered alternative accommodation in a Regular Families Hostel. If she has any preferences between particular hostels, every effort will be made to meet her wishes.